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The NFL season is fast approaching. Preseason is underway, training camps are as heated as ever and New England Patriots fans are eager for Week 1 to arrive. To help fill the dog days of summer, I have put together an NFL power rankings before Week 2 of the preseason.
The criteria used include how teams fared last season, offseason additions and subtractions, notable preseason performances and last but not least, injuries. A serious injury to an important player(s) will have a negative effect on a team in these NFL power rankings.
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Of course, it’s still early and we shouldn’t overreact too much. After all, most teams have played only one preseason game. But NFL power rankings are too fun to wait until September.
Be sure to check back on Musket Fire early next week after the second slate of preseason games have been played for an updated NFL power rankings as we continue to bide our time until Week 1.
Let’s start with in the cellar and work our way upstairs.
Next: 32. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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Next: 31. New York Jets
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Next: 30. Washington Redskins
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Next: 29. Tennessee Titans
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Next: 28. Jacksonville Jaguars
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Next: 27. Oakland Raiders
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Next: 26. Chicago Bears
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Next: 25. New York Giants
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Next: 24. Atlanta Falcons
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Next: 23. Minnesota Vikings
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Next: 22. San Francisco 49ers
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Next: 21. Cleveland Browns
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Next: 20. New Orleans Saints
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Next: 19. Miami Dolphins
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Look, the Dolphins are a good team. When Ndamukong Suh is drawing false starts and Jarvis Landry is catching touchdown passes (both of which occurred in the preseason opener against Chicago), the Dolphins are a force to be reckoned with. And while they will give the Patriots problems in both regular season encounters, the Dolphins aren’t quite there yet, even if a Harvard student tells you differently.
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Miami Dolphins
AFC East, 2014: 8-8
Every year it seems, the Dolphins are pegged as the favorite to unseat the Pats in the AFC East. Will that happen this year? Well, no.
Look, the Dolphins are a good team. When Ndamukong Suh is drawing false starts and Jarvis Landry is catching touchdown passes (both of which occurred in the preseason opener against Chicago), the Dolphins are a force to be reckoned with. And while they will give the Patriots problems in both regular season encounters, the Dolphins aren’t quite there yet, even if a Harvard student tells you differently.
Next: 18. St. Louis Rams
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Next: 17. Kansas City Chiefs
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Next: 16. Buffalo Bills
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Next: 15. Philadelphia Eagles
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Next: 14. Carolina Panthers
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Next: 13. San Diego Chargers
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Next: 12. Houston Texans
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Next: 11. Cincinnati Bengals
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Next: 10. Arizona Cardinals
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Next: 9. Detroit Lions
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Next: 8. Denver Broncos
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Next: 7. Pittsburgh Steelers
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Next: 6. Indianapolis Colts
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Next: 5. Baltimore Ravens
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Next: 4. Dallas Cowboys
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Next: 3. Green Bay Packers
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Next: 2. Seattle Seahawks
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Next: 1. New England Patriots
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